In recent years, TV Globo has been increasingly open to the inclusion of LGBT characters in its dramas and there is no longer the pressure there used to be for homosexual or bisexual actors and actresses to continue living in the closet. But as everything in life has consequences, coming out publicly could mean losing space in the network's productions. At least leading roles. According to information from the Notícias da TV website, a producer linked to the Rio broadcaster revealed that it will still take a long time for an openly gay or lesbian person to play a protagonist in global soap operas. “I don't see, at least in the next few years, casting an open homosexual to play the heartthrob or the girl. And it’s not because of Globo’s internal prejudice, because the broadcaster is quite inclusive, but because of public acceptance,” said the producer. “If Nanda Costa [who came out as a lesbian in 2018] publishes several photos with Lan Lanh, it is her right to share her happiness, her followers will be reminded all the time that she is in a homosexual relationship”, he added. If in Brazil there is still a lot of progress to be made in this area, in the United States, for example, what there is most is homosexual actors and actresses playing heterosexuals, whether in cinema or on TV.
